Perez, a Venezuela native, caught the first pitch from his girlfriend, Flores. Although Flores didn't know it, Perez was holding another ball -- one that had been hollowed out and held an engagement ring.

After Flores threw the pitch, Perez caught the ball and then went down on one knee to ask Flores to marry him. She accepted.

Perez went 0 for 4 that night at the plate, breaking a six-game hitting streak. But the first-year member of the Reds organization hasn't had too many of those nights. In 72 games for the Blue Wahoos, he's hitting .333/.391/.460, the best year of his minor-league career. A left-handed hitter, he has four home runs and has knocked in 48 runs. He's also walked more times (23) than he's struck out (21).

For his career, Perez is a career .272/.354/.334 hitter, spending the first eight years of his pro career in the Diamondbacks organization.